OUGD505 - Studio Brief 01 - Research(2)

Looking at these custom made Turkish notes, I really liked how colour and pattern merged together. Throughout these designs you see the use of more subtle colours and more iconic images. Although I am not very aware of politics in Turkey, I can see that each banknote has something iconic about it and has an impact on the eye. I like the use of various colours combining together to create each face/structure. These banknotes remind me of British banknotes that have the image of the Queen and other royalties within family. 

Personally I really like the banknotes because they are creative, minimal and eye catching. I also like how the designer has thought about each of the bank notes having a hologram within. Each banknote also have a hologram of the Turkish flag which again relates back to patriotism and how something as small as a flag can be so personal to each country and identify they differently to another country. 

Whereas looking at these designs you can see that they are trying to change the way we vision banknotes. Banknotes are normally very traditional with subtle colours and something patriotic. Here we have various time differences highlighting the importance of America with iconic images such as the landing on the moon or Albert Einstein. These bank notes already have created an impact on me by using the images as black and white and having everything around them very geometric and vibrant. Each design has a similar pattern whilst changing each colour to make them more independent whilst working together. These banknotes look very interactive and futuristic. A lot of banknotes are taken very serious however, with a digital world, I believe something like this could be the future. These banknotes celebrate influential scientists and scientific explorers and what they have accomplished. Each banknote has a speech bubble that makes it more fun, quirky and playful. 

For the designs below the artists have used pattern design to use within their banknotes. These banknotes were designed to be used within Canada, United States of America and Mexico. Each pattern used is matched to that country. I believe it is important to research pattern design as it could have an influence on your design. For this pattern design the designer has made each banknote more vibrant and eye catching. The use of colours makes each banknote personal to that country. The colours are vibrant but subtle, therefore the colours are not dazzling and too harsh to look at. The grids above that have been used throughout the designs have made them more dynamic, fluid and emotive. The various colour combinations are applied to each foundation of each banknote. 

A selection of all the banknotes using various patterns to differentiate each design to each country. 

These banknotes are bolder and consist of a lot more colour and precision. Personally, I believe these banknotes have too much information on them and have too much going on within them to understand. Although I like the use of transparent colours going over each other to create intricate patterns when you place an image next to it, it loses it creativity. I also don't particularly like how on the two bank notes everything is very different to one another other than the placement of the image. Everything feels too complex and it feels too old-fashioned.   

How the two designs look printed. 

This is a banknote that I found on Behance and noticed the use of a mosque. I like the simplicity of the illustration of the mosque however, I am not bought on the size of each lettering. When looking at past banknotes created by other designers I noticed that the numbers and typography are very small and this lets the designer put something on that's going to be more patriotic and iconic. Here is a design that limits the banknote from being patriotic and instead focusing on the currency number.  The number 10 almost looks as if it has been stretched and is already taking up half of the bank note.  Although I don't like the size of the type I do like the simplicity going on behind the typography and this is something that I will take forward. 

Looking at the back of the design, I almost forget that these two bank notes are corresponding to one another. The typography is smaller than the front of the design whilst the iconic image of a mosque is then transferred onto the other side and made a lot smaller. I also don't really understand the meaning behind the world map at the back as it doesn't direct to a certain country and makes me rather confused as to what this banknote has been created for. 

Again, within this design the designer has tried to overcomplicate the design. The colours here work less so than the colours above. Within my own designs I need to make sure that the banknotes are iconic and easy to understand. I also need to make sure that the numbers that I decide to choose will not be placed throughout the whole of the bank note as well as choosing suitable colours to make my banknote more recognisable and iconic. 

Here is a design that I can agree on one side but I don't understand the message behind. 

Looking at the front design we have an image that is black and white and consists of borders which have different colours to differentiate the two banknotes.  I am also a little bit confused as to why each design print on the bottom left of each banknote has to repeated 3 times throughout the designs. Although I like the simplicity of this money it feels more like a leaflet than something iconic that would be used as money. 

This is a design that I am very confused by. I don't really understand the point of using so many various colours which just clash against each other therefore, making it harder for it to be more easily legible. If I was to redesign this banknote I would not use the same colours throughout two different banknotes. On the design on the right, we have a vivid blue banner however, on the design it uses various colours such as red which also clashes with the design on the left. Therefore, I could never see these designs working in the future. I also think everything on the back is scaled too big and needs to be re-designed.